This document provides a framework for analyzing paintings with sections for questions about the title, artist, focal point and symbols; description of what is depicted and how it was made; analysis of its design, visual plan, composition and mood; and interpretation of its meaning, the ideas and feelings it conveys, and possible influences on the artist.
This document provides a framework for analyzing paintings with sections for questions about the title, artist, focal point and symbols; description of what is depicted and how it was made; analysis of its design, visual plan, composition and mood; and interpretation of its meaning, the ideas and feelings it conveys, and possible influences on the artist.
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This document provides a framework for analyzing paintings with sections for questions about the title, artist, focal point and symbols; description of what is depicted and how it was made; analysis of its design, visual plan, composition and mood; and interpretation of its meaning, the ideas and feelings it conveys, and possible influences on the artist.
Copyright:
Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
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Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
2. Who was the artist who created the work? 3. What is the focal point in the work? 4. What symbols can you see and what do you think they mean? 5. What colours come forward? 6. Name the colours
DESCRIPTION
1. What can you see/what is it?
2. How was it made? 3. What materials and processes were used? 4. How was it made or constructed?
ANALYSIS
1. How has it been designed?
2. What is the visual plan? 3. Who has put it together? 4. What was the relationship between the materials and processes used and the idea or theme chosen? 5. How has it been composed? 6. What is the mood of the work?
INTERPRETATION
1. What does it mean?
2. What ideas do you think the artist was exploring? 3. What feelings about or response to the work do you have? 4. What imaginative qualities do you think it has? 5. What influences (political, environmental, social historical, religious, etc) do you think have affected the artist’s response?